Do I have to sign in to use Shipwork?

No. Every free check runs from a URL with no account. Signing in is only for the parts that need to persist: a Search Console connection, a watch, and your usage.

What does connecting Search Console give me?

It lets the checks read your own search data, so they can name the queries you nearly rank for, the pages competing for the same query, and the order to fix them in. Without it, the checks still run, but only on public signals.

Is the connection read-only?

Yes. The scope requested is webmasters.readonly, so Shipwork can read a property and can never change it. You can disconnect at any time from the connection page.

Connecting and the checks are free. Your first full crawl of a whole site is free once you sign in. After that, metered jobs spend credits, and Unlimited removes the weekly cap and keeps a daily watch running.

Get to the part that needs your data

The free checks read public HTML and work with no account. The checks that tell you what to fix first read your own search data, and that is three steps away. Each one below shows whether it is done.

Sign in with Google Do this

One click, and it creates a free account if you do not have one. Nothing free needs it: it exists to own a connection and a watch, and to show your usage.

Connect Search Console Next

Read-only access to one property. It lets the checks read the queries you actually appear for, so they can rank what to fix instead of guessing from public HTML.

Connect Search Console

See what to fix first Next

With a connection, this is one ranked list: the near-miss queries, the content gaps, the pages competing for the same query, and the order to work in.

Open fix priorities or run the free audit

Questions

Do I have to sign in to use Shipwork?: No. Every free check runs from a URL with no account. Signing in is only for the parts that need to persist: a Search Console connection, a watch, and your usage.
What does connecting Search Console give me?: It lets the checks read your own search data, so they can name the queries you nearly rank for, the pages competing for the same query, and the order to fix them in. Without it, the checks still run, but only on public signals.
Is the connection read-only?: Yes. The scope requested is webmasters.readonly, so Shipwork can read a property and can never change it. You can disconnect at any time from the connection page.
What does it cost?: Connecting and the checks are free. Your first full crawl of a whole site is free once you sign in. After that, metered jobs spend credits, and Unlimited removes the weekly cap and keeps a daily watch running.

Free to start: one full crawl of a whole site is free once you sign in.